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Croxton Park and Burrough Hill Races, he nevertheless 

 gave the Quorn Cup, which he instituted when he first 

 took the pack. 



Mr. Herrick, above mentioned, a well-known 

 Leicestershire sportsman, did not long survive, as in 

 February 1876, being then in his eighty-first year, he 

 joined the great majority. On the morning of his death 

 he was apparently quite well, in spite of his years, and as 

 the hounds met at Woodhouse Eaves, close to his seat, 

 Beaumanor Park, he went out on horseback, attended 

 by his groom. A fox being found, Mr. Herrick took 

 part in the run, and when they had finished with the 

 fox, the hounds went on to Bradgate Park ; but Mr. 

 Herrick, not feeling quite strong enough, rode home, 

 and died very shortly after his return. 



Yet another hound show took place in July 1875, 

 this time at Alexandra Park. Hitherto hound shows, 

 as will have been seen in the foregoing pages, had been 

 confined almost exclusively to Yorkshire. Nevertheless 

 a few attempts had been made to bring foxhound shows 

 into the South. The first was at Islington in 1866, and 

 the second at the Crystal Palace in 1874. At Islington, 

 it is true, the Duke of Beaufort, and Mr. Nevill, ol 

 Chilland, in Hampshire, sent some hounds, but at the 

 Crystal Palace not a single foxhound was there, though 

 their absence was no doubt owing to the fear of hydro- 

 phobia, which was at that time very rife. Mr. Martin, 

 however, who organised the Alexandra Park Show, had 

 special advantages, and he managed to make a success 

 where others had failed. In fact, it was said that the 

 entries of foxhounds exceeded those seen at any other 

 show, not excepting the Yorkshire gatherings. The 

 management, however, had not the experience of the 

 present Peterborough executive, so the accommodation 

 for the hounds was by no means all that could be desired ; 

 and as the hinges of the doors were tacked on very 



